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Influence of co-precipitation temperature on microstructure and electrochemical properties of Li[Li0.2Mn0.54Ni0.13Co0.13]O2 cathode materials for lithium ion batteries

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The layered Li-rich Mn-based cathode materials Li[Li0.2Mn0.54Ni0.13Co0.13]O2 were prepared by using co-precipitation technique at different temperatures, and their crystal microstructure and particle morphology were observed and analyzed by XRD and SEM. The electrochemical properties of these samples were investigated by using charge-discharge tests, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and cyclic voltammetry (CV), respectively. The results indicated that all samples are of high purity. When the precursors were co-precipitated at 50 °C, their cathode materials have the most uniform and full particles and exhibit the highest initial discharge capacity (289.4 mAh/g at 0.1C), the best cycle stability (capacity retention rate of 91.2 % after 100 cycles at 0.5C), and the best rate performance. The EIS results show that the lower charge transfer resistance of 50 °C sample is responsible for its superior discharge capacity and rate performance.

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Acknowledgments

This work was financially supported by the Special Fund of the Scientific and Technological Achievements Transformation Project in Jiangsu Province (No. BA2013142), Jiangsu Province Natural Funds for the Central Universities (No. BK20130800), Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. NS2014054), Funding of Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (No. SAST201371), and Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD). We would like to acknowledge them for the financial support.

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    Youxuan Jiang, Fei Zhou, Chunlei Wang, Jizhou Kong & Lipeng Xu

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    Youxuan Jiang, Fei Zhou, Jizhou Kong & Lipeng Xu

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• The Li-rich layered Li[Li0.2Mn0.54Ni0.13Co0.13]O2 powders were synthesized via using a co-precipitation method and a two-step solid-state reaction process.

• All Li[Li0.2Mn0.54Ni0.13Co0.13]O2 samples demonstrate hexagonal α-NaFeO2 structure, and the size of spherical particles varies between 100 and 400 nm.

• The 50 °C sample shows the highest initial discharge capacity (289.4 mAh/g) and the highest initial Coulombic efficiency (81.5 %).

• The 50 °C sample delivers highest discharge capacity at each current density and shows the best rate performance.

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Jiang, Y., Zhou, F., Wang, C. et al. Influence of co-precipitation temperature on microstructure and electrochemical properties of Li[Li0.2Mn0.54Ni0.13Co0.13]O2 cathode materials for lithium ion batteries. Ionics 23, 585–596 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-016-1863-2

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